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Essays 1861 - 1890

Marriage as a Problematic Institution

and vows that her life will be different. Due to her assimilation of the American ethos, she rejects the Judaic tenet that she is ...

Day-Age Theory of Creation

While this fact does not indicate that the author of Genesis intentionally used the word "yom" to indicate the passage of billions...

Herodotus Histories, Book 4, Chapters 176-183

as he refers to the way in which climate and geographical features serve to shape human behavior. For example, the Lotus Eaters ar...

Winkie, Road & Corruption in Society

destroyed civilization and the world as we know it because this point is not relevant. Whatever the rationale, the world is gone. ...

“The Beat of a Different Drummer”

to look at John Goodlads ideas and see if he really is a "different drummer." For centuries, the educational model has been teach...

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Its Contradictions

In six pages the antiabolitionist intent of Stowe's novel is compared with the African American stereotypes it was responsible for...

Angels and Demons Should be Put Into Film

and thus stands as something that would attract audiences. Another reason why this novel would do well is in relationship to th...

English Social Critique Utopia by Thomas More

"For it is too extreme and cruel a punishment for theft, and yet not sufficient to refrain men from theft," because there is no pu...

How Standardized Testing Damages Education

system that divides the student population rather than accurately and fairly evaluates it (Phillips 52). One of the most se...

Christian and Islam Views on Creation

Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden and God as Creator. However, at this point, with the intervention of the devil, there is a cru...

The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice by Author Derrick Bell

resolve racial inequality, that inequality continues to exist in terms of economics in particular. Bell asserts that social class...

Depiction of Asian Americans

(Benshoff and Griffin 132). A voiceover at the beginning of the film explains that because of this law, 1940s Chinatown was exclus...

Hiroshima by John Hersey

not with him. Clearly, form the start of this compelling book, there is a face to the people of Japan. So many times, people think...

Mesoamerican Civilizations and Writing's Role

of the history attached to the pictures. It is often argued that these murals were merely implemented to add to the oral tradition...

Open Mindedness and The Republic by Plato

a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...

Gatsby & the American Dream

is when Gatsby holds out his arms toward a small green light in the distance, which the reader learns later is the green light on ...

Shawshank Redemption

money that he stole from Warden Nortons ill-gotten funds. Eventually Red is paroled and joins Andy in Mexico. Themes : One of the...

Kaufman: "Broken Alliance"

can argue that at times, people "use" each other in the best possible ways-by drawing on each others strengths to reach goals that...

Chapters from Two Apocalyptic Books

This essay focuses on Daniel 7 and 1 Enoch 46 and 48. The Book of Enoch is not part of the canon and, in fact, was lost for centur...

The Nature of Happiness, Jonathan Haidt

This research paper/essay provides a comprehensive overview and critique of Jonathan Haidt's book The Happiness Hypothesis. Four p...

Miller/Deep Healing Workouts

Somewhat surprisingly, I find this very difficult to do. This suggests to me that stress and tension, constantly worrying and thin...

Harriet Jacobs/Slave Girl

order to fully understand the structure of Jacobs narrative, it is first necessary to see it within the cultural framework provide...

Banana Yoshimoto's Fiction

In four pages this essay examines two books by Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto in a consideration of how her works capture young ...

The Needs of Strangers by Michael Ignatieff

needs of all human beings and must be translated into the politics and philosophies of modern life. He emphasizes the need that hu...

Discovering the Women in Slavery Edited by Patricia Morton

1817. While a master could lawfully punish a slave, using his own discretion and judgment, state law established a limit and that ...

Andersonville Journey

A 5 page essay exploring the booy by Edward F. Roberts. This paper summarizes and analyzes this book and provides a personal react...

Opium Wars Through Chinese Eyes by Arthur Waley

strictly illegal under Chinese law. However, the opium trade was of pivotal importance to British Imperialism. The British smuggli...

Book VI of The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser

In five pages this essay analyzes Book Six of this poetic masterpiece. There are no other sources listed....

Analysis of the Book of Job

In eight pages this essay analyzes the Old Testament's Book of Job. There are no other sources listed....

Contemporary Prisons and Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

Damiens, was executed in this manner on March 2, 1757. The records of this execution appear to be quite detailed, as Foucault rela...